Jazz fan looking to raise money for charity following verbal incident in game

By

Matt Loede

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (R) was fined $25,000 after an incident in Utah with Jazz fans, and now they are raising money for charity for the same amount. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE

March 14 (UPI) -- A Utah Jazz fan has started a GoFundMe campaign for $25,000 to donate to charity, the same amount that Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook was fined for directing obscenities toward Jazz fans in Monday's game.

The money raised by those willing to donate will go to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

The incident during Monday's game, won by the Thunder 98-89 in Utah, took place when Jazz fan Shane Keisel directed "excessive and derogatory verbal abuse," at Westbrook, and the Thunder guard turned around and screamed back to Keisel and a female companion.

Video of the incident went viral, and the league handed down a $25,000 fine to Westbrook for "for directing profanity and threatening language to a fan."